Western Michigan men's soccer team falls to Northern Illinois in Mid-American Conference title game

AKRON, Ohio — Two days ago, the Western Michigan University men's soccer team made history with a stunning shootout win over defending national champion Akron in the Mid-American Conference tournament semifinals.

For a fatigued Broncos squad, repeating such a feat turned out to be too tough on Sunday.

Northern Illinois' Sean Tostch's goal with just under six minutes remaining lifted the No. 2 seed to a 1-0 win in the MAC championship game at Akron, making the No. 4 seed Broncos a runner-up for the second-straight season.

"The lads tried their best but I think the extra time we played on Friday night really showed in the second half," WMU coach Stu Riddle said in a WMU press release. "It's a disappointing end but we can all be very proud of beating the defending national champions on Friday and advancing to our second straight MAC final."

Doug Raak (South Haven), Pat Schiffer and Darren Jones were named to the all-tournament team for the Broncos, who end their season with a 6-12-3 record.